ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. - The Eckerd men's basketball team dropped the final game of the season to Lynn 110-73 at the McArthur Center on Saturday afternoon.
Lynn started the game on a 13-2 stretch over the first five minutes. The Knights followed with nine consecutive points before back-to-back Triton layups stopped the spirt. Eckerd cut its deficit to 12 at the 10:27 mark, but Lynn responded with a 14-4 run to take a 20-point advantage before taking a 52-27 lead at intermission. Lynn continued to cruise in the second half, talking the game 110-73.
HOW IT ENDED
FINAL: Lynn 110, Eckerd 73
RECORDS: Eckerd 11-17 (6-14 SSC), Lynn 19-7 (14-6 SSC)
NOTES AND NUMBERS
- The game marked the ends of the careers of Eckerd's six seniors: Roque Rosario, Isaiah Placide, Kent Garard, Jordan Kweisinski, Mekhi Perry, and Reese White.
- Placide ends the season with 562 points, ranking sixth in single-season records.
- Placide reached the 1000 career point milestone over his two seasons at Eckerd. He has 1,846 over his four-year career at Eckerd and Kankakee Community College.
- Placide led Eckerd with 26 points, while Dante Bouchard rounded out the double-figure scorers with 10.
- Bouchard added three steals.
- Wyatt Triestman led the team with eight boards.
